Cocaine-induced intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 218-219

  Neri, Eugenio ^a,b   Toscano, Thomas ^a   Massetti, Massimo ^a   Capannini, Gianni ^a   Frati, Giacomo ^a   Sassi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aorta drug effects; Aortic diseases etiology; Cocaine adverse effects; Crack cocaine adverse effects; Hematoma diagnosis etiology therapy; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; DIAPHORESIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0034805336     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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